The Unofficial Speak Out Wireless Canada Consumer Page - Topic: Quick answer on porting number to a 2760

bylo on Quick answer on porting number to a 2760

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:49:41 -0800

Actually it's bylo selhi ...

Yup.

dennismiller on Quick answer on porting number to a 2760

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:11:49 -0800

Actually it's bylo selhi if I remember from a few years ago!?

iamdrumming on Quick answer on porting number to a 2760

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:46:09 -0800

Yeah, I found out your last name.

It's Bylo Da Vinci 🙂

bylo on Quick answer on porting number to a 2760

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:50:01 -0800

a renaissance man indeed.

They had cell phones in the renaissance? 😀 Thanks for the kind words.

pchoudhu on Quick answer on porting number to a 2760

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:15:21 -0800

Thanks Bylo, investment advice, cell phone advice, a renaissance man indeed.

bylo on Quick answer on porting number to a 2760

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:06:35 -0800

is it just a matter of removing the sim from the existing phone, putting it in to the unactivated 2760, turning it on and voila? Is that all I have to do

Yup. That's the whole point of the SIM.

other than reprogram her address book

Another option is to save the entries onto the SIM. Then they'll get moved with the SIM. The procedure to do the save depends on your phone model. It should be in the manual or online via Google.

As for the other phone, should i just delete all the address book entries and try to flog it on ebay with the new sim from the 2760 and the phone number that came from the 2760?

You can do that. There may not be much of a market for older phones so bundling could be a problem for some buyers. Alternatively you could sell the SIM separately. It will be valid for at least 90 days and has $5 credit. The buyer can use it with any unlocked GSM phone and buy more airtime themselves.

As for the old phone, it may be of interest to someone whose GSM phone has broken and they just need something they can use until their current contract with Rogers or Fido runs out.

In any case, better than just erasing address book entries, look for a menu option that's called something like "Reset to Factory Defaults." That will erase everything, including call history, saved messages, etc.

pchoudhu on Quick answer on porting number to a 2760

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:52:26 -0800

my wife has an older style Nokia speakout phone on the 711 network which she doesn't like and wants to get a flip phone like the 2760.
If i purchase the 2760 (I believe $100 airtime purchase gets you $74 of the $90 purchase price), then is it just a matter of removing the sim from the existing phone, putting it in to the unactivated 2760, turning it on and voila? Is that all I have to do (other than reprogram her address book).

As for the other phone, should i just delete all the address book entries and try to flog it on ebay with the new sim from the 2760 and the phone number that came from the 2760?

Have looked through the threads and haven't found an answer to a question like this, but I'm quite a newbie when it comes to the latest cell phone issues.
Cheers.